Do you have an accessibility advisory committee? If so, you might want to ask them how many they think is enough. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Heuman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 5:00 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Discrimination at the Kimball > > Hello Roos Weeks et al., > > > Jay ignores altogether that museums must do whatever they can to > > provide a welcoming experience for those who care enough to visit. > That > > means obtaining two or three more wheelchairs (often they will be > > donated) and finding a place to keep them. > > I am ignoring nothing; rather, I sense a large gap between providing a > "welcoming experience" and providing wheelchairs and strollers. As I > wrote in an earlier message, Joslyn Art Museum has two wheelchairs (more > than needed based on daily average number of visitors) and has plans to > rent more wheelchairs during major special exhibitions. > > But what if three more or six or twelve more wheelchairs are not enough. > What is enough? > > > I have no physical handicap of any kind, but out of habit I simply > leave a > > visitor-oriented place that doesn't seem to give a darn in one way or > > another if I'm served. I walked out of a store yesterday when a clerk > > seemed too busy to answer questions about a small appliance, and won't > > be going back. Museums must show they "care" and, of course, in the > > instant case, it's the law anyway. > > Did you take the time to investigate what kept that clerk from answering > your questions about said small appliance? Would you have cared if the > clerk had a reason for the delay? Were you just impatient? > > Yours truly, > > Jay Heuman > Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator > Joslyn Art Museum http://www.joslyn.org > 2200 Dodge Street > Omaha, NE 68102 > Phone: 402-342-3300, ext. 298 > Fax: 402-342-2376 > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).